New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-24
GEN. WINSLOW ON HIS MUSCLE
HE AND DEPUTY SHERIFF HAVE AFALL
| DOESN'T WANT HIS OFFICE INVADED AND DIDN'T
KNOW COURT ORDER WAS BEING SERVED,

KNOW A COURT ORDER WAS BEING SERVED. -
The effort to secure the attendance Of General E. F..
Winslow, T. w. Lille, Frank T. Butler and other
officers and clerks of the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad Company before Referee George H. Forster
led to rough-s nd tumble fight yesterday afternoon
between General Winslow and plump Aleck" Smith,
who ornaments the order arrest department OF the
Sherifs Office Tho legal action is brought in behalf
OF Walter Delmar by Dos Passos Brothers, the law
yers, whose Offices the sixth floor OF the Mills
Building General Wnslow's Offices and those OF the
St Louis and San FRANCISCO Company are on the floor
above Acting for Mr.. Delmar Dos Passos Brothers
are making a sturdy effort to get hold OF the railroad
companys books, especially the stock transfer book
Mr.. Delmer is Q stockholder In the raroau company
and feels that he has been cheated O OF various spec
ided rights which entrusted to the protection OF
Dos Passos Brothers. Dos Passos Brothers consulted
Judge Donohue about the matter, and he concluded
IL was good to refer. Accordingly he sent 1t to
Mr.. Forster, who set the hearing down for Friday
at 10 o. m. Friday came and so did 10 a. m. SO did
the Messrs Dos Passos but General Winslow did not
Mr. Lille did not. The clerks aid not The books
| did not The very things which Mr. Demar lonSed to
sccall were wanting In their place Was an affidavit
wicked his prosecutors were how sad that there
was so little confidence among mankind, ana other
things which were affecting and non-comInttal
dignarion when this affidavit read They de-
scrbed their feelings outraged They refused to be
and bis train Of clerks to tho Ludo Street Jail for
contempt of court in disobeying The subpoena. The
recree felt unable to afford this balm TO the lacerated
feelings of the Brothers Dos Passos but promised 10
tellJudge Donohue about it, He did So and yesteray
when application made for order compelling the
General and bis stan to show cause why they shoald
not all 90 to Jail the Judge granted it, The Mcssrs
Dos Passos took II to the Sheriff. who sent his dep
u.ies Aleck' Smith and Tom " Crawford, to serve
tbe order uEon the defendants
walked calmly but with firm. resonte step down to tho
Mills Building. Determination was In their eyes, but
vhan fhauQ tNaI N
cooness did not fail them They directly to the
offices OF the Messrs Dos Passos, where they were ably
reinforced by W. q. Davis, who susains to the lawyer
brothers the relation Of managing clerk. Mr.. Davis
escorted the doughty deputies 70 the floor aboyc where
OF campaign was arranged In this way: The deputies,
the ST. Louis and San Francisco Company and ask for
their uDsuspecng victims IL they within range OF
immediate attack Mr. Davis was to enter and take per-
This arrangement strictly carried ont with their
strong right hands upon their irsy orders of the court
the valiant deputies bravely opened the door and
entered; small boy came forward ana lnerceptefa pf
boy laid bare the whole situation. General wnsow, he
said was in Mr. Lille was out MI @ Butler and Mr;
facts Deputy Crawford crept softly and whispered
IN the Of Mr. Davis moment Of suspense followed
Davis entered and glanced boldly around He spied
open office door and through the figure OF Mr. Arthur
Smith See, there is Arthur. Catch him. quick"
The deputy hurried into the room and took Mr. Arthur
Esn Face TO grew re tIS pse %OTs ms
sank into chair and covered his face with his hands
on the other side Of the outer Office was door bearing @
saosns party Watched this closed door with hawk
like gaze. After waiting for some time and pereeiying
no signs OF life beyond the door, Mr. Davis urged more
Go right in!" he courageously whispered to Deputy
Mr. Smith rose and girt his about him, so to
speak Then he softly turned the handle OF the door and
pushed. But the door barrcadcd. table and two
chairs had been thrown up against IT, All the assaultng
party put their shoulders TO the door aud showed with
al la.f he
admit the officers and they en.ered Mr. wnsow was
standing At h' aes s RSTa % Ie y ds1" @s a, the General
started TO dash through the nalfopen door Grab him
boldly seized Mr.. wnsow himself and held min fast
Deputy smith also seized The General who tonight val
e: a' % .na It. ,s's.ss A:
Of an eys there loud crash The handsome screen
confusion fen tho deputy and Mr. wmslow Deputy
Smith Is rotund man. In recumbent position he y
liable to roll Il took but moment more for the General
"mit him!" yelled Mr; Davis Kick , him oa! Roll
Deputy Crawford hurried 10 his comrades rescue and
succeeded in dctaching Mr. wnsow and IN raising him
ccpubly nattencd out Then he raised the demolished
I'VE are officers. sir :" he said to the General. "you
must not resist al olicer' - ..,..., -,
roared General Winslow. i had no Idea you were
officers what do you mean by bursting Into mans
ohce and grabbing him by the throat and huStns Lin
The deputies said they only did their duty and then
exhibited the heiOgyphcs. General Mlnslow stepped
10 his desk aud rang bell Theodore sellgman his prI
yate counsel came n aud proceeded to inform r Davis
what he thought OF him. When he had relieved his mind
he wrote the deputies down piece OF paper
and shook hts head sayagely nj them loul near OF
The papers we're served. however. and the contempt
proceedings will take place tomorrow at 10 H. H. before
In explanation OF the General Winsow had
this to latter: IL am not bully and nave the hya
GERS II had known that the who were breaking
into my ofice were officers OF the court ! certainly
was not until one the floor and had tho others
head In ehanccry that Learned that they were deputy
at once gave up the struggle and accepted service
willingly Il had had the slightest intimation of the
errand OF the There Is no reason why shod seek
reason why should protect my office my home against
the focibe entrance of persons who have no PLAIN ght
there"
II was said by person well acquainted with the facts
that General Wnsiow had been greatly annoyed recently
San Francisco contest 10 secure Information from his
office that might assist In defeating the reelection OF the
present cement While the Information would nave
been given gladly under favorable circumstances was
said tnat the unusual and focbe means which had been
resorcd In had angered the oicers OF the
company The result OF the contest IL believed 10 De
pretty well settled in favor Of the present management
Deputy sheriff Smith dislnclned TO tax about the
affair last night until assured that the whole hng had
been let on Then he SAID As tns mater M %sy ss yega ta
give the facts In the This afternoon M DOS Is
Ss @ sisD would another and
serve papers certain persons These papers were
entitled The People ex al Walter Delnar against the
81. Louis and san Francisco Railway
various adavs and an order issued by Judge Donohuc
to show cause why T. r. wnsow and other. should hot
DO committed for contempt for falling TO produce certain
and papers directed by the court to be shown
was not called on In my capacity deputy sheriff. nor
were the papers sent through the Sherfs office had
been employed in this capacity before by Mr Dos Passos
that was. suppose, the he sent for me- asked
Deputy -Sherin Crawford accompany me and he con-
sented We were copies OF the papers on Pres
dent Wnsow Frank T. Butler. transfer agent OF the 81
Louis and san Francisco Railway Company; L. W. Lille,
secretary and treasurer and another man. .
1--WE proceeded TO the offices OF the company In tno
Mills building One OF the clerks from Mr.. Dos Passoss
Office accompanied to point out the meu on whom
tho papers 10 be served On entering the outer
Office OF the company asked II Mr.. Butler WAS ln was
told out IIc Mt OF the desks az tat
time, however The clerk VINO accompanied us pointed
Arth oue of 10 be served. i